Curb.



Nb. 802,772. PATENTED oGT.24,19o5. J. P. MGCOY.

CURB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PagnNT oFFIoE.'

.formV FRANCIS ONEEIGHTH Specification of Letters Ilatent.

MCCOY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN A. MCOOY, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.,

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ratented'oet. 24, lace.

Application iiled June 2, 1904. Serial No. 210,822.

To @ZZ whom it may concern: Be it known thatl, JOHN FRANCIS McCoY,

a citizen of the United Statesand a resident full, clear, and enact description.

My invention relates to'a curb for sidewalks and streets and to certain accessories thereto. I,

The objects of mv invention are to provide curbs with an indestructible corner-bond to protect .the surfaces and edges of the curbl and gutter and at the same time to have this bonddo duty as a sanitary street-sprinkler.l The bond is capable of use inother places..

' thanl on curbs'-a`s,V forexample, 'onstreet-car is preferably made of steel andis composed' ofJtwo sections, (indicated in Fig. .3 by Ib'pand rails-and thisapplication cornes within the spirit ot' my invention. i

Further objects and advantages of theinvention will appear in the course-ot' the sub-.- y joined description. andthe actualscope thereof will be deiined bythe annexed claims.'

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specifimition,`

in which similar' characters oi' referenceindicate corresponding parte inall the'figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a street, showing a curb and a street-car rail both provided with a preferred form of my invention. l showing the curb and bondand one means of securing the parts in position. Fig. 3A is an enlarged sectional view similar to Fig. 2,'

showing a modification. Fig. 4 is a sectionalv view yof the bond,` taken on the line'V 4 4. of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the bond in a modiied form.l Fig. 6 is asectional view similar to Fig. 5 in a stilliurthermodified form. Fig. 7 is a front view of the bond, with parts, in section on the line 7 7 of Fig. (i, indicating the method of securing the parts-to' gethcr. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view similar .to Fig. 7,'showing' amodication; and Figs.

9, 10, and 11 are sectional views of rails with my itproveinent'applied thereto.

In the drawings, a. represents a curb provided with my improved bond This bond 62.) i Although the shape of these sections 'is not material and they are shown in several' shapes in Figs. 5 and 6, for example, it is essential that there should be a space between FigxQ is asectional Viewv l'ication of the anchors. n f pivoted to the section at vthe point c5 and g have odset portions c cn one or more sides.

water-and turning it on.

Figsx and 5 they are secured together byy means of lprojections and grooves, (indicated at Bi.) The bond, although preferably made in two sections, as indicated in the figures mentioned, may be made of a single piece of metal, as indicated in Figs. 9. l0, and 11. In either casethe bond will necessarilybe formed in longitudinal sections, and'at their ends where they meet they are' perferably provided with offset portions 6*, fitting-each other.

For securing the bondin the plastic material, of lthe curb various forms oi `anchors may be employed. One of these (indicated at c inv Figs. 2 and 6) has a portion C surrcunding the outside surface'ol the bond., 'a nic. is pro- .vided with openings U', registerirzgwith the openings B for an'obvious' purpose. When this form of' bond is employedt is preferably set intothe piece as clearly shown in Fig.v

`7, in such'a' manuel' as to overlap the provJ-ecting endsof the two sections of th'e bond. The rearwardly-extending portions ot'- the bond may be offset, as shown at C2. to morel securely hold it in position.- Another form of anchor is shown in Figs. 8 and 4 at c. These anchors may conveni'ently'be secured to the section b2 by means oi' screw-thread`ed nuts c, andI the anchors have otis'ct portions c3.

` In Fig. 5 is indicated at cstill another modi-l These lare preferably In the form represented in Fig. 5 the rear portionsof the section b2 are provided with corrugations or other irregularities b for the purpose of more securely holding the bond in the plastic work of the curb.-

ci. represents a hyd rant or other supply forl water.- It shouldbe connected to the bond'at any desired point, and the bond should be provided atvariousplaces with sections e, provided with stop-cocks for shutting 0H the of stop-cock for this purpose is represented Vin Fig. 4. The section e is provided with internal screw-threads and with a screw-cock e',

' having a passage e2 therein and a project'on es for the convenient attachment of a wrench.

A convenient form- The operation Aof this device will be obvious from the construction shown. y

Figs. 7 and 8 show overlapping` joints ZJ* for securing adjacent sections of the curb together.

VIn Figs. 9, 10, and 11 the car-'rails f are shown provided with three different forms of bonds and sanitary sprinklers f', f3, and f4.

i The bond or sprinklerf' is removable from the rail and is providedwith a projection f2 for securing it in the material of the road-bed. The bond or sprinkler f3, is also removable from the rail, and it is provided with a slot f5 for removably securingit to the rail. The

bond or sprinkler f* is integral with rail. Each one of these bonds or sprinklers is hollow and is provided with conical openings for the discharge of water in streams. I

' From the various modifications illustrated it will be obvious that my invention is not limited to any particular embodiment of the lreadily iiow back into the gutter and bel discharged therefrom in the ordinary manner.

I It will be obvious that this improved bond willadd greatly to the durability ofthe curbs 10W manufactured in most of our cities and that vit will also provide for the sanitary sprinkling of the streets without the use of the costly and primitive sprinkling-carts which are now employed. The water may be turned on and olf very easily and quickly, and it can be so arrangedthat the water for a whole street or for a whole section of a city may be turned onat once from one hydrant.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A curb havinga longitudinal hollow metallic bond provided with perforationsin its face, the face being iiush with the surface of the curb. f

2. A curb having a metallic bond comprising a curved perforated section, and an angular section, said sections being keyed together in such a manner as to leave a space for water between them. A

3. vA curb having a hollow bond comprising a curved perforated section 'and an angular section, means for securing saidy sections together, and means for securing the bond to the'curb. v

4.. A curb having a hollow metallic bond composed of a series of sectionsprovided with perforations in their faces, and anchors embedded Vin the curb and removably connected with the bond.y 1

5. A curb having a hollow metallic bond consisting of a series of sections with overlapping ends, means for securing said sections together, and connections from said sections to a Water-supply. l

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN FRANCIS MCCOY. Witnesses:

J. M. RYAN, W. FRY. 

